Gas-heated oven.



J. A. BUCKWALTBR. GAS HBATED OVEN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1910. 4 Patentedl Dec. 3, 1912.

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J. A. BUCKWALTER.

GAS HBATED OVEN.

APPLIOATIUN FILED 822130, 1910.

Patented Deo. 3, 1912.

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WITNESSES L :NVENTOR MEM 5 I ATTORNEY brackets or standards 3. Secured to the bottom member v13 within the confines of each reinforcing late 14 is a slide 16, best shown inI Fig. 4, this slide comprising a piece of sheet metal bent 'mto appropriate shape to form a li 17 parallel wlth that portion of the slide esigned to be secured to the under inforcing plate' 14 and bottom 13 to secure the slide 16l in place, the bent 'over extension 18 thenuoccupying a position remote from the front of the oven structure, and the portion of the slide 16 extending toward the front lof the oven structure being open. These slides 16 are located near 'the' two ends of the bottom 13 within the space detoward the center of the oven.

The lips 17 are designed to support a gas stove made up ofa frame 21 carryin an appropriate number of burners 22, an the frame 21 is provided with legs 23. .The burners 22 are fed from a common supply pipe 24 from which are branched oi'A other pipes 25 to the burners, and each of these branched pipes includes al valve 26. One end of the supply pipe 24 is closed by a ca 27 while the other end is provided with a Ihose receiving nipple 28, the burner'structure being similar to the low type' of` gas stoves with multiple burners, there being .three burners in the showing of the drawings.

' The ends of the frame 21 are formed withV overhanging flanges 29 adapted to the lips 17, so that the stove 21may be pushed into position beneath the oven and su ported in closefrelation thereto by the lips IE7 then underriding the iianges 29, flames of gas is- :are cut out as lndicated at 46 into general lsuing from the burners 22, or any number of them, then impinging against the under side of the bottom 13 to heat the oven and the contents thereof.

By supporting the stove frame 21 on slides fast to the under side of the oven structure, this stove is normally stored out of the way when' it'is desired to use the stove 1, but may be readily removed from the slides and placed upon the top of the stove 1 or may be carried to any other convenient point of'utilization and there employed as an independent gas stove, the in` sertion and removal of the gas stovev 21 into or out of operative relation to the oven being readilyv accomplished without the neccssity of the use of any tools whatsoever. The bottom 13 at the rear central portion thereof in the showing of the drawings -is provided with an opening therethrough surroundedby a flange 30,-while the top of the casing 4 is provided with an opening sur- .in linewiththe led ings are in line with each other and are dc-' signed for the passage of the smoke fiue 2 of the stove 1. Fast to the bottom 13 at the lower portion thereof is a bracket 32 and this bracket carries a channel strip 33 having at one end outturned portions 34. The bracket 32 is wider than the channel strip 33 so as to provide ledges 35 on opposite sides of the channel strip 33, and the outturned ends 34 of the channel strip 33 are ges 35. Near the end walls of the casing 4the bottom member 13 carries on its upper surface brackets 36, each` having one upturned side 37 with one end of the latter inturned as shown at 38. The brackets 32 and 36 are of the same height and their upper surfaces form ledges or sup# ports of a height approximately that of 'the lower flanges of the openings'through 4the frame'5. Y fined by the Standards 3, the lips 1 7. facing In the oven casing there are-lodged the linings of two oven chambers, each of a Sme to be inserted into the casing 4 or removed' therefrom through the appropriate openings in the frame 5. For .convenienceof descrip-A tion, one of'these oven chambers is designated by A and the other by B. Each oven compartment lining is formed of end walls 39,

40, respectivel joined by a sheet metal top top and .bottom members 41,l 42 are turned back on vthemselvesas indicated at 44, and f the top and bottommemb'ers are turned over the end members 39 and 40v as indicated at r 45, being there riveted or otherwise secured to the said end members. The top and bot-` -tom members are also turned over on the :back memberA 43 and are likewise there riveted. l f.

The top andbottom members at one corner with the smoke iue 2 passing conformity t e oven and this cutout portion through has a filling-in wall 47 of sheet metal. The 'end member 40 is suticiently shorter than the end member 39 to agree withthis cut away portion of the top and bottom members, so that the front edges of the members ofthe top in Fig. 1, and' on the inner .walls these end members are formed with suitably disposed lugs 48 properly spaced to form ledges for the reception of various types of division walls or other structures used in ovens for Jmember 41, a sheet metal bottom member 42, and a sheet metal back member 43. For I purposesof rigidity the front-edges of the may all be Vdifferent cooking purposes. For-instance,

the oven chamber A may have an adjustable shelf 49 -providedon its under surface with grids are readily adjustable to different heights within the respective ovens.

There may also be provided a pan -52 adapted to any set of ledges within the-'oven chamber B and grid 53, these several holding devices being adapted to different vcooking operations.

Fast to one end wall of the oven casing 4 is a bracket 54, a bolt 55 being provided for the purpose of securing the bracket to the casing 4, while interior to this casing the bolt passes through an angle strip 56 bearing against the inner wall of the corresponding end of the casingand serving to suitably stifl'on the casingwall, which is made of sheet metal, to hold 4the bracket 54 inplace. This bracket carries a pipe 55a'having at one end a cap 56a and at the other end an elbow l57 by which latter the pipe maybe connect-ed to a suitable source of gas supply,

'the connections being omitted in the drawings as unnecessary for an understanding of the invention. Branched oft from the pipe 55a at appropriate points are other pipes each provided with a valve 58, and an air inlet member 59, 60, respectively, such as are commonly employed in gas stoves, and these two air inlets 59 and 60 are located exterior vto the casing opposite appropriate openings through the corresponding end wall of the casing.

In the end wall 39 of the chamber B near the top thereof there is formed a passage 61 for a gas conduit 62 projecting from a broiler v63 carried in the compartment B near the upper portion thereof, the conduit 62 having its free end shaped to form a practically gas tight connection with the air inlet structure 59.' At the other end of the broiler burner 63 there is provided a lug 64 having a slotted angle extension 65 throughwhich is passed a screw 66 enteringv a thread-- ed opening in4 an appropriate part of the end wall 40 of the chamberfB. The screw 66 serves to support the corresponding endof the burner 63,.the other end being supported by theconduit 62 passing through the 'opening 61 in the wall 39. By this means gas flames from the burner 63 may be directed downward into operative' relation to any material carried by the grid 51 or by the grid 53 inthe pan 52, whereby meats of various kinds may be broiled.

The top member 41 of each oven compartment A and B is formed with perforations 67 and the bottom member 42 .of the compartment B; may be formed with perforathis pan may contain a removable tions 68, these latter perforations being preferably close to the front of the oven compartmentwhile the perforations 67 may be distributed over the top-41.

In the bottom member 42 of" the oven compartment A is a central opening 69 through which projects the active portion of,"4

a burner 7 Olwhich may be of a size to practically fill the opening 69. This burner, which may be termed the-baking burner, is

fed by a pipe 71 extending from the burner under the bracket 32, thence beneath the compartment B and under the bracket 36 at the corresponding end of the casing,` and finally entering the air inlet device 60. The burner 70 is provided with a lug 72 on the side remote from the pipe 71 and a screw 73 passing through the bottom 42 and entering a threaded opening in the lug 72 serves to hold the oven compartment A and the burner 70 together. The compartment A may also be provided with a shelf 74 of a size to conveniently cover the burner 70 and this shelf is provided with legs 75 elevating it above the burner, these legs when the shelf 74 is in use resting on the bottom member 42.

When the oven compartments A and B are in place, the bottom members 42 rest upon the topsof the brackets 32 and 36 and are moved into engagement with the ends 34 and 38, respectively, constituting stop members. The oven compartments are therefore positioned with respect to the casing 4, so as to leave spaces 76 on all sides of these oven compartments except at the front where they n eet the flanges 7 of the frame 5, these front portions being closed by the doors 10 when desired.

The top member of the casing 4 is formed with a central passage 77 to which is secured a' flange 78 to receive a suitable flue and this iiange ,has upstanding perforatedears 79, by means of which a smoke flue encircling the flange 78 may be secured thereto. Between the standards or supports 3 and between the top of the stove 1 andthe bottom of the oven casing there is provided a backing sheet 80 which may be formed of sheet metal and may be made fast to the structures in any suitable manner.

The oven structure provides means Whereby different cooking operations may be performed,' because of the presence of the burners 63 and 70, or the general cooking operations due to the general heating of the oven may be'brought about by the use of the burners 22, these burners heating the air within the passages 7 G so that the compartments A and B are then practically enveloped in hot air.

As before pointed out, the stove fra-me 21 is readily removed bodily from the oven structure for use `elsewhere if so desired, but when not in use or when in use in connection .with .the oven structurethis stove frame 21 is supported by the lips 1,7 in proper rela-` tion to the stove structure. When either or both of 'the burner-63 and 70 are to be used, gas is supplied lthereto by the pipe 55 through the valves 58.

When it is desired to remove the oven compartments A and B or either of them i it is only frictionally. connected to the air supply means 59, and then both ovencompartments A and B may be pulled out from the interior of the casing 4 through the respective openings in the frame 5, the front vedges of the top. and bottom members 4l and 42 yielding readily to a moderate force applied thereto if itbe necessary to bend these members at all inorder to` remove the oven comv partments from the casing. After repairs have been made, if necessary, and the cleaning of the interior of the casing 4 has been completed, the oven compartments A and B are readily replaced by being inserted through the openings in the frame 5, sliding on the brackets 32 and 36 until stopped by the members 34 and 38, respectively.

Now, the screw? 3 is reinserted through-the bottom 42 and into the lug 72 of the burner 70, thus fastening the oven chamber A in place. The burner 63 may now be replaced by having its conduit 62 passed through the passage 6l in the wall 39 of the oven com- "partment B and into the air inlet member 59 and the screw 66 may-then be passed through the lug 65 and into the end member 40 of the compartment, thus fastening the compartment in place. The removability of the oven chambers greatly facilitates and economizes repairs of these parts, since the walls of the oven compartments are the parts subject to the greatest wear and require repairs sooner than other parts. Such repairs may be made without in any manner ldisturbing the main st-ructure. The

oven compartments being so readily removable it is an' easy matter to thoroughly.

cleanse the oven structure at frequent intervals, so that sanitary conditions may be readily maintained.

The passageof the smoke pipe of the stove directly upward through the gas range between the oven compartments simply causes the cutting of of al small portion of a nonusable corner of each oven' cmpart-ment so that the'eHective size of the oven is not reduced. ByI connecting the supports .or standards to the under side of the oven casing one size combination oven and gas stove may be used on any domestic size of coal range by simply shifting the brackets to suit Athe coal range.

to a respective end of the oven nearer the center of said oven than the oven supports, said guides being'each provided with a supporting lip spaced from the bottom of the oven but parallel therewith and having a stop member at oneV end, and a as burner structure comprising a suitable rame with burners and with means for connectlng a source of gas supply thereto, the frame of the gas burner' structure being provided at opposite ends with projecting ledges adapt'- ed to engage and be supported by the lips of the supporting guides.

2. A near the ends attachable to a stove for holding. the oven in an elevated position with relation to the stove, said oven being pro vided at the bottom with depending supports closer together than the oven supports and each comprising anfL-shaped member with a marginal Hange for attaching the member to the oven body and with a terminal stop at the end remote from the receiv- 4ingend thereof, and a gas heater adapted to said supports.

gas oven provided with supports' 3.' A gas oven having supporting means for holding the oven in an elevated position with reference to a stove, and provided with a passage for the smoke Hue of the stove, and a gas heater, said oven having depending supports for the gas heater on the bottom of t-he oven on opposite sides of the smoke Hue, said supports having stop members at the rear ends adapted to engage and arrest the movement of the gas heater short of contact with the smoke Hue when the gas heater is introduced into said supports.

4. A gas oven provided with a suitable casing having reinforcing members for the bottom of the casing near the ends thereof, supports for the oven within the area of reinforcement, supporting guides each made fast to a respective end of the oven at the reinforced portion thereof and nearer the center ofthe oven than the 4oven supports, said guides each being provided with a supporting lip spaced from the bottom of the -oven but parallel-therewith, said guides having a stop member at one end, and a gas burner structure comprising a suitable frame with burners and with means for connecting a source of gas supply thereto, the frame of the gas burner structure being provided at opposite ends with projecting ledges adapted to engage and be supported by the guides. 5. A gas oven having supports for attaching it to a stove, and a gas burner structure adapted to be carried vby* the oven,vsaid oven having at-separate points on the under side thereof supporting slides for the ready. introduction and removal .of the gas burner structiire, each slide comprising a piece of designed to be secured to the oven and at one end provided `v`with an extension bent across the s ace between the main body of the slide an the said lip, and the gas burner structure having members adapted to the slides tol rest in the lips and engage with the extensions at the ends of the slides.

6. A gas oven structure comprising a suitablecasing provided with a plurality of openings at the front, a plurality of remo-vable cooking compartments each introducible wholly into the casing through a respective one of the openings in the front thereof, and end and intermediate supports for the cooking compartments within the casing, each support rising from the bottom of the casing and provided with side and end members for holding the respective cooking compartment in spaced relation to adj acent walls of the casing.

7. A gas oven comprising a casing having a plurality of openings in the front thereof, a plurality of removable cooking compartments adapted to the interior of the casing and introducible through the openings in the front thereof, and spaced supports for the cooking compartments rising from the bottom of the casing, the supports being located both near the ends and intermediately of the casing, each support having uprising portions adapted to engage a corresponding side and the rear end of a respective cooking` compartment with a support between two compartments provided with means for holding the corresponding portions of the compartments in spaced relation one to the other.

8. A gas oven comprising a' suitable casing, a ,front frame therefor provided with openings having marginal flanges directed toward the back of the casing, and cooking p compartments readily insertible wholly into and removable from the casing through the openings in the front frame, the marginal rearwardly directed flanges coacting with the corresponding portions of the cooking compartments to position the latter with relation to the end walls of the casing and with relation one to the other.l

9. A gas oven comprising a suitable'casing, a front frame therefor provided with vopenings each with a marginal flange directed toward the back of the casing, cooking compartments readily insertible Wholly into and removable from the casing through the openings in the front frame, the marginal flanges coacting with the corresponding portions of the cooking compartments to position the latter with relation to the end walls of the casing and with relation one to the other, and supports within the casing for said compartments for positioning the latter in spaced relation to the rear walls of the casing and also to the end walls thereof.

10. An oven structure comprising a suitable casing with a front frame having openings therethrough, and doors for closing said openings, the top and bottom members of the casing having centrally located alined openings near the back wall of the casing for the passage of a smoke Hue, and positioning supports on the bottom of the casing near the ends, vand at the middle portion thereof, and cooking compartments readily introducible into and removable from the casing through the openings in the iront frame thereof, each cooking compartment comprising top and bottom, side and back walls, with the front open, one corner of the back wall of each compartment being inset into conformity with the shape of the smoke flue to traverse the oven. v.

11. An oven structure comprising a suitable casing with a front frame having openings therethrough and doors for closing said openings, t-he top and bottom members of the casing having centrally located alined openings near the back wall of the casing for the passage of a smoke flue, and positioning supports on thebottom of the casing near the ends and at the middle portion thereof, cooking compartments readily introducible into and removable from the.

casing through the openings in the front frame thereof, each cooking compartment comprising top and bottom, side and back walls with the front open, one corner of the back wall of each compartment being inset into conformity with the shape of the smoke flue to traverse the oven, a broiler burner in one compartment near the top thereof, and a baking burner in the oven for the other compartment, the latter being provided with an opening in its bottom for the said baking burner.

12. A gas oven `comprlsing a suitable casing having a front frame with openings therethrough aind doors for closing said openings, the casing being provided with a passage through its top for the escape of burnt gases and with alined passages through the top and bottom at the rear portion thereof for the passage of a smoke iue, guiding and positioning supports on the bottom of the oven within the latter and locatednear the ends and at the middle of the oven casing, guiding supports on the bottom of the oven exterior thereto and near the ends thereof, standards or supports for the oven secured thereto outside the supports on the exterior of the bottom of the oven, a gas heater having burners thereon and provided With end ledges adapted to the Vguiding supports on they lower side of the bottom of the oven, gas connections on the exterior ofone end of the oven, a gas burner Within the oven near one end thereof, and coupled to the gas connections, cooking com arments introducible into and removable rom the oven through the openings in the front frame thereof, each compartment comprising top, bottom, side and rear walls with vthe front open and With the rear Walls at one corner inset to conform to the shape of a smoke Hue traversing the oven through the openings provided for its passages one of the compartments having a passage therethrough for the said burner Within the oven,

and another burner Within the other one of 15 as my own, I have hereto affixed my signa- 20 ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOSEPH A. BUCKWALTER.

Witnesses:

W. B. GRATER, HARVEY L. LANDIS. 

